simplenomad, 10 hours ago to random

More #FirstWorldProblems as my new hybrid heat pump hot water heater failed city inspection. Apparently the plumbers will have to redo the condensate drainage, as the plan of "empty the bucket" isn't going to cut it, it must go into a sewer drain or be piped outside.

#GreenEnergy #heatpump

simplenomad, 11 hours ago to random

Okay this is a very #FirstWorldProblems kind of problem. The picture is of the back part of the directional tail fin to help determine wind direction on my Ambient Weather WS-2000. It broke off during a recent hail storm. I have a bunch of Ambient Weather gadgets and like them, so the question I’m considering is this - do I take this opportunity to move the WS-2000 during a repair for better positioning, do an upgrade to a WS-5000 (and better positioning), or repair in place? Normally I’d repair in place but to get to it I’d have to get on the roof via ladder, use a second ladder to crawl up onto the top of the chimney, then stand and stretch up to reach the WS-2000. A bit of a pain.

If I relocate this to a better spot I’d get more accurate wind direction and it would make it easier to change out the batteries when that is needed. Also the WS-5000 wind measurement system uses no moving parts, so definitely a step up.

The pole the WS-2000 is a metal pole that is attached to the chimney and was originally installed in the early ‘70s for a television antenna (which is long gone). It is slowly rotting away from decades of rust so I could also get rid of that as well.

Thoughts?

simplenomad, 11 hours ago to random

@mattferrell You seen this? I don't think it's an entire video's worth of discussion, but maybe a decent chunk of a larger discussion about gathering green from not-so-green.

https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/112530319792326783

mattferrell, 1 day ago to random

Latest follow-up podcast is out! YouTube: https://youtu.be/qXl0kYiCuO0 Audio version: https://share.transistor.fm/s/e8b5b271 Sean and I talk about solid state batteries crawling into our lives and whether or not they’re actually here. Are they?

simplenomad, 2 days ago to random

I’m looking forward to the day that either mass transit grows and/or self-driving electric cars evolve to the point that large metropolitan television and radio stations no longer need traffic reporters.

At least I hope that’s the reason, and not some massive plague.

#green #greentech